Citizenfour
Directed by Laura Poitras
Starring Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, William Binney, Barack Obama, Jacob Appelbaum, Julian Assange, Jeremy Scahill, Kevin Bankston, Ewen MacAskill
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In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.
- Original language
- English
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Screenplay
- Laura Poitras
- Music
- Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
- Cinematography
- Trevor Paglen, Katy Scoggin, Kirsten Johnson
- Cast
- William Binney, Barack Obama, Jacob Appelbaum, Julian Assange, Jeremy Scahill, Kevin Bankston, Ewen MacAskill
- Critics score
- 92/100
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Updated July 21, 2026
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